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Re:Does the news reflect what we die from? by ddxxdd on Thursday May 30, 2019 @05:36PM (#20056138)
Agreed. The purpose of the news is to hold our government accountable, and mitigating kidney disease is not a fundamental part of governance.
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Re:Does the news reflect what we die from? by kraftman on Thursday May 30, 2019 @06:23PM (#20056545)
The purpose of news is to inform about current events, not specifically for holding the government accountable.
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Re:Does the news reflect what we die from? by 50656E6973 on Thursday May 30, 2019 @08:32PM (#20057272)
Where did you get the idea that the news is only supposed to talk about the government?

Even if that's true, how can the masses be expected to make informed political decisions on things like healthcare funding vs. war on terror funding if they're constantly being terrorized by the news about a negligible threat while ignoring much greater immediate threats?

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